Adjustable chair.



No. 788,656. PATENTBD MAY 2, 1905.

J. LANDKAMER.

ADJUSTABLE CHAIR.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 13.1903.

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J. LANDKAMBR. ADJUSTABLE CHAIR. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 15.1903.

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UNTTED STATES Patented May 2, 1905.

PATENT GEEICE.

ADJUSTABLE CHAIR.

SPE3IFICA'IION forming part of Letters Patent No. 788,656, dated May 2,1905.

Application filed June 13, 1903. Serial No. 161,350-

ll') all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J osnrn LANDKAMER, a citizen of the United States,residing at WVilliamsport,in the county of Lycoming and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Adjustable Chair, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in adjustable chairs, and has for itsobject to provide a recliningchair comprising a seat, back, andfoot-rest all pivotally connected to and swinging independently of thesu1:)portinglegs of the chair and adapted to accommodate themselves tothe position naturally assumed by the body of the user instead of theuser arranging his position with reference to the inclination of theparts comprising the chair, the various parts of the chair practicallybalancing each other.

My invention consists of the novel features of construction andcombination of parts hereinafter described, particularly pointed out inthe claim, and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 isa perspective view of a chair embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is aside elevation of same, the parts being in their normal position. Fig. 3is a side elevation, the parts being in the position assumed when aperson reclines in the chair. Fig. 4: is a perspective view showing thehead-rest and means for adjusting the same. Fig. 5 is a detailperspective view showing the rear of the chairframe. Fig. 6 isasectionthrough the bracket seen in Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of theforward portion of one of the chairarms. Fig. 8 is a detail view of thestandard supporting the front portion of the chair-arm. Fig. 9 is aperspective view showing in outline the upper end of the foot-resthanger pivoted to the side of the chair-seat. Fig. 10 is asimilar viewof the upper end of one of the front legs of the chair. Fig. 11 is adetail view, partly in section, showing the manner of hinging thefootrest.

In the above-described drawings I have shown my improvements inconnection with achair having rockers. It will be understood,

however, that the parts to be now described may be combined in a chairwithout rockers, if so desired.

On the rockers A are mounted the front and rear legs B B, and the legsI3 are cut away at their upper ends, as shown at B and notched in frontadjacent the rocker, as at B. The legs B are pivoted at their upper endsto the sides of the chair-back C at a pointabove the seat U. The seat ishinged to the back of the chair at (J and the sides of the seat arepivoted adjacent the front of the seat to hangers I), as at C", whichextend above the seat, and in turn are pivoted to the front legs of thechair adjacent their upper ends, as shown at I), the hangers being cutaway or reduced at their upper ends, as shown at D said cutaway portionslying opposite the cutaway portion B of the front legs, and between thetwo are pivoted the lower ends of the arm standards E. The lower ends ofthe hangers D are connected by a cross-bar D, the ends of which extendthrough the hangers and engage the notches B when the parts are in theposition shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

A foot-rest D is hinged at D to the bar D in such a manner that it canbe folded up against the bar, if desired, as shown in Fig. 11.Brace'bars I) are also employed to complete and strengthen thehanger-frame. The

upper ends of the standards E are threaded and fit into balls E, whichare arranged in metal sockets E, secured to the under side of thechairarms adjacent their front ends. These chair-arms F rest against andare hinged to the sides of the chair-back, as shown at F. A head-rest G-is secured to the upper end of the chair-back by the hinges G. BracketsH H are secured to the rear of the chair-seat and head-rest,respectively, and rods H and H are pivoted to arms of the respectivebrackets, the adjacent ends of the rods being connected by a turnbuckleH.

From the above it will be seen that the seat 0' is hinged at the rear tothe back C, which is pivoted to the rear legs of the chair above theseat, and that the front portion of the seat is pivoted to the hangersD, which are pivoted to the front legs of the chair at a point above theseat. The seat is thus pivotally adapted to receive said balls, a backpivoted between the rear legs and extending below the upper ends of saidlegs, a seat hinged at the 5 rear to the back and pivoted at the frontto the hangers at points below the upper ends of the front legs, thesaid side arms being hinged at their rear ends to the back, and afoot-rest carried by the hangers.

JOSEPH LANDKAMER. Witnesses:

LINUs SCHNEIDER, VALENTIEN NIEKTERN.

